KFC To Debut Edible, Tortilla Rice Bowls In India To Curb Plastic Use
The Indian arm of the global fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is launching its first edible packaging this week, in an attempt to eliminate usage of plastic packaging. According to a recent...
View Article10 Things That Make You Want To Run
There are various reasons why one would run. And then there are various types of run- some run away, some run towards something, some sprint out of a situation and some just run silly. Some run for a...
View ArticleISRO Launches Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1G From Sriharikota
SRIHARIKOTA -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday launched PSLV-C33 to place India's seventh and final navigation satellite IRNSS-1G in the orbit from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota...
View ArticleAnti-Government Is Okay, But Not Anti-National, Govt Tells Urdu Writers
NEW DELHI -- The Modi government is no longer asking Urdu writers in India to refrain from producing content which is critical of the government, but they still need to desist from writing anything...
View ArticleDon't Call Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad Terrorists, HRD Ministry Tells...
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has asked the Delhi University to make corrections in a text book that described freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh and Chandra Shekhar Azad as...
View ArticleGoa's Feni May Soon Hit Your City's Bars
Very soon, you may not have to go to Goa to drink Feni. It may be available in your city's bars too. The state government now proposes to amend the four decade old Goa Excise Duty Act to ensure Feni is...
View ArticleBajrang Dal Activists Stop Minor Girl's Wedding At A Church In MP
SATNA -- Police and Bajrang Dal activists entered a church and stopped the wedding of a Hindu minor girl and a boy who had allegedly converted to Christianity four years ago. The incident took place...
View ArticleSudarsan Pattnaik Wins Gold Medal At Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship
MOSCOW -- Renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik bagged the gold medal at the ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship "The magical world of sand" 2016. Pattnaik won the championship for best composition...
View ArticleSupreme Court Clears The Way For NEET, A Common Entrance Test For MBBS
India's apex court cleared the way for a single common entrance exam for students appearing for under-graduate medical courses -- the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), according to reports. A...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Some 'Game Of Thrones' S06E02 Stills To Make The Wait Easier
The sixth season of Game Of Thrones has begun, as of this Monday, and fans couldn't be happier. Especially fans in India, who often get to watch the show only on Monday morning, leading to either an...
View ArticleIndia Seeks Mallya's Deportation From The UK
India has asked the UK to deport Vijay Mallya, whose Kingfisher Airlines has been accused of defaulting bank loans of over Rs 9,400 crore, citing the revocation of his passport and a non-bailable...
View ArticlePak JIT Visit Was Based On Principle Of Reciprocity: Govt
Pakistan has been clearly told that it should allow an Indian probe team to visit that country in connection with Pathankot terror attack as reciprocity was the principle on which Pakistan's JIT was...
View ArticleBaba Sehgal Takes Body-Shaming To Trollish Level In New Video
Baba Sehgal, for a lack of a fitting definition, is one of the most bizarre products of the Indian music industry. The reason that he still has a semblance of an audience is because occasionally his...
View ArticleISI Controlled Laden's Abbottabad Compound: Book
The Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden was under ISI control and a Pakistan Army doctor treated the most dreaded terrorist in the world before he was killed in a daring raid by US commandos in 2011,...
View ArticleMake PM Modi's Degrees Public: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the Central Information Commission (CIC) makes public information pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications. In a...
View ArticleAbhinav Bindra Accepts InvitationTo Be Goodwill Ambassador For Rio Olympics
NEW DELHI -- Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra on Friday accepted the Indian Olympic Association's invitation to be one of the country's goodwill ambassadors for the upcoming Rio Games. "Received a letter...
View Article21 Photos That Reflect The Beauty Of Different Indian Dance Forms
While the world has vigorously embraced (no puns here) salsa and tango, on International Dance Day here's a tribute to India's glorious dance forms from the states -- as colourful and varied as their...
View ArticleTrupti Desai Claims There's A Bounty Of ₹1 Lakh To Stop Her From Entering...
After her successful right-to-pray campaign centred around the Shani Shingnapur and Trimbakeshwar temples in Maharashtra, Trupti Desai of the Bhumata Ranragini Brigade was all set to enter the Haji Ali...
View ArticlePrakash Padukone's Letter To Deepika Is A Must-Read For Anyone Who Wants To...
The following passage has been excerpted from Sudha Menon's Legacy: Letters From Eminent Parents To Their Daughters, published by Penguin Random House India, with permission from the publisher. Dear...
View ArticleBombay High Court Directs Demolition Of Adarsh Building
MUMBAI -- Holding that the scam-tainted 31-storey Adarsh apartments was illegally constructed, the Bombay High Court today directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to demolish the tower...
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